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. >> is chuck hagel the right man to run a pentagon in transition? we'll ask retired general stanley mckristol and michael hayden. >>> then, assault weapons. the public may not want them, so why is banning them unlikely? we'll ask senator dianne feinstein. >>> plus, does the republican road to recovery begin outside the washington. with governor mcdonnell, mia love, scott walker, and carlos gutierrez. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." fire up the hot seat. former senator chuck hagel, the president's choice of secretary of defense will face many former colleagues at this week's confirmation hearings. republican hagel has taken a variety of votes that some see as too quick to suggest cuts at the pentagon and too conciliatory to israel. and president o joining me now retired u.s. army general stanley mcchrystal. author of "my share of the task" and retired u.s. air force general michael hayden. i'm the only one without a military title here today. thank you, all, for joining us. i want to start out with chuck hagel. he is top on the minds
. >> is chuck hagel the right man to run a pentagon in transition? we'll ask retired general stanley mckristol and michael hayden. >>> then, assault weapons. the public may not want them, so why is banning them unlikely? we'll ask senator dianne feinstein. >>> plus, does the republican road to recovery begin outside the washington. with governor mcdonnell, mia love, scott walker, and carlos gutierrez. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." fire up the...
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is this about chuck hagel? is this about benghazi? and as this source pointed out, look, they wanted hillary clinton to testify on benghazi, they got her. they wanted the timeline supplied to them about what the president knew, who he speak to and when, they said they've now gotten that. so they believe and another source described it to me this way, they believe that they just want to be vindictive, that this is now about president obama and that in the end if they continue this, they will look petty, as one source put it. >> and i just want to be precise, dana bash, this vote is still continuing. we don't know if the vote has failed or succeeded or what's going on. but we assume that there aren't -- what you're hearing is that there aren't probably five republicans who will join 55 democrats in breaking this filibuster? >> reporter: that's right. going in, the democrats did not think that they had the 60 votes and we could only potentially find three republicans who were going to agree to stop this filibuster but we probably will se
is this about chuck hagel? is this about benghazi? and as this source pointed out, look, they wanted hillary clinton to testify on benghazi, they got her. they wanted the timeline supplied to them about what the president knew, who he speak to and when, they said they've now gotten that. so they believe and another source described it to me this way, they believe that they just want to be vindictive, that this is now about president obama and that in the end if they continue this, they will...
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you've said you're going to vote against any kind of confirmation for chuck hagel. are there the votes to keep him from ultimately being confirmed? >> i think that you can't count all the votes right now, soledad. i heard you say there are two republicans committed to vote for him. that's not very many. and there are a lot of democrats that have to be concerned with some of the israeli friends and concern they have had consistently with senator hagel in terms of things he has said. when senator cruz came out on the program, on the interview, or had an interview, recorded an interview, and it was really bad because he agreed with the interviewer that the united states is the world's bully. he agreed that israel is not a friend. the words they used were sickeningly slaughter and all these insulting things to israel. i can't help but think there are a lot of people having a hard time on the democrat side confirming chuck hagel. after all, he's the one who has said over and over again that he's been supporting of the iranians. he is only one of two in the entire senate
you've said you're going to vote against any kind of confirmation for chuck hagel. are there the votes to keep him from ultimately being confirmed? >> i think that you can't count all the votes right now, soledad. i heard you say there are two republicans committed to vote for him. that's not very many. and there are a lot of democrats that have to be concerned with some of the israeli friends and concern they have had consistently with senator hagel in terms of things he has said. when...
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christiane, you and i know chuck hagel, fareed, you know chuck hagel. he is not a guy who speaks provocatively without specific warning, without specific reason. when i heard what he was saying, i sensed he's pretty concerned. >> he is concerned, but rather than ominous, it sounded kind of reassuring. he basically said we have what it takes to defend our homeland, our allies. and i think that yesterday the admiral in charge of the pacific command, admiral locklear, told congress that of course they would take defensive action if they saw any missile headed in a hostile manner toward allies or u.s. bases in gu all. but he would not suggest shooting down any missiles in inhabited areas, in other words, not targeted in anger. >> what happens, fareed, if they do launch not just one or two, but multiple missiles, and they all go into the pacific ocean, they fly over japan, land if the water. then what is this. >> that's precisely why i think the american plan seems to be at least not precipitously to intercept them and shoot them down. because if these are s
christiane, you and i know chuck hagel, fareed, you know chuck hagel. he is not a guy who speaks provocatively without specific warning, without specific reason. when i heard what he was saying, i sensed he's pretty concerned. >> he is concerned, but rather than ominous, it sounded kind of reassuring. he basically said we have what it takes to defend our homeland, our allies. and i think that yesterday the admiral in charge of the pacific command, admiral locklear, told congress that of...
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secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel and general martin dempsey all testifying before the house armed services committee. >> so kerry makes it clear the administration is willing to listen to the russian proposal but will not fall for any kind of stalling tactics from the russians or syrians. here's what he had said. >> assad's chief benefactor, the russians have sonded by saying that they would come up with a proposalto do exactly that and we have made it clear to them, i have in several conversations with foreign minister lavrov that this cannot condition be a process of delay. this cannot be a process of avoidance. it has to be real, has to be measurable, tangible and it is exceedingly difficult i want everybody here to know to fulfill those conditions. but we're waiting for that proposal. but we're not waiting for long. >> we don't know how long that is, but the proposal for syria to hand over the chemical stockpiles, it is an idea that is at least gaining momentum, china, iran say they will actually support the russian plan. >> the big question is, is it do
secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel and general martin dempsey all testifying before the house armed services committee. >> so kerry makes it clear the administration is willing to listen to the russian proposal but will not fall for any kind of stalling tactics from the russians or syrians. here's what he had said. >> assad's chief benefactor, the russians have sonded by saying that they would come up with a proposalto do exactly that and we have made it...
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chuck hagel is doing it. so is president obama. i'm talking about giving back part of their salaries to show they feel the financial pain of federal employees who are going to be furloughed. the president is giving back 5% or almost $20,000 he makes $400,000 a year. chuck hagel will give back 14 days pay, or a little more than $10,000. critics accused the president of making a largely symbolic move, but democrats will say that the president is going farther than some in congress. this is now nancy pelosi addressed the issue during the talks about forced spending cuts. >> most of my colleagues are the bread winners in in their families. a pay cut to me doesn't mean as much. i don't think we should do it we should expect the work we do. we should protect the dignity of the job we have awarded. >> it would be beneath their dignity to take a cut. maria cardona joins me now along with will cain. welcome to both of you. >> thank you, carol. good morning. >> the president's gesture, giving back 5% of his salary because he wants federal em
chuck hagel is doing it. so is president obama. i'm talking about giving back part of their salaries to show they feel the financial pain of federal employees who are going to be furloughed. the president is giving back 5% or almost $20,000 he makes $400,000 a year. chuck hagel will give back 14 days pay, or a little more than $10,000. critics accused the president of making a largely symbolic move, but democrats will say that the president is going farther than some in congress. this is now...
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how difficult was chuck hagel's visit with karzai? well, they were supposed to have a joint press conference in front of the afghan and u.s. and nato press corps. that did not happen. one official saying to me they just couldn't be sure that karzai wouldn't show up and start ranting against the united states with the secretary of defense standing there. wolf? >> you know, it is pretty insulting when you think about it, the u.s. has 66,000 troops that are still in afghanistan right now, spending about $2 billion in u.s. taxpayer money every single week, almost $100 billion a year, barbara, and this is the way karzai treats the defense secretary, the new defense secretary, won't even go and have that traditional news conference at the end of that visit. >> to be clear, wolf, the pentagon's official reasoning was that it was due to security, but that doesn't say much either, does it, about the state of security in the presidential palace in kabul that they could not be sure the international press corps would be safe for a press conferen
how difficult was chuck hagel's visit with karzai? well, they were supposed to have a joint press conference in front of the afghan and u.s. and nato press corps. that did not happen. one official saying to me they just couldn't be sure that karzai wouldn't show up and start ranting against the united states with the secretary of defense standing there. wolf? >> you know, it is pretty insulting when you think about it, the u.s. has 66,000 troops that are still in afghanistan right now,...
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hagel announced the u.s. is boosting its missile defense system. >> the united states has missile defense systems in place to protect us in case of attacks. north korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and engaged in reckless provocations. >> provocations including last month the rogue nation conducted an underground sdpes this week the government threatened to launch a nuclear strike on the united states. north korea scrapped the 1953 arm cyst with south korea. and it comes on top of multiple tests of a payload of weapon intended to strike the united states. chris, what does the missile defense system look like right now? because i know the former fense secretary was talking about we would be all right and with the new change the president is about to put in place, how will it be different? >> basically, erin, right now it all depends on an early warning system in places like japan. then it gets down to these ground-based interceptor missiles, which are sort of the last line of de
hagel announced the u.s. is boosting its missile defense system. >> the united states has missile defense systems in place to protect us in case of attacks. north korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and engaged in reckless provocations. >> provocations including last month the rogue nation conducted an underground sdpes this week the government threatened to launch a nuclear strike on the united states. north korea scrapped the 1953 arm cyst with south...
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. >>> senate republicans today blocked a vote to confirm chuck hagel. democrats fell short of the 60 votes they needed to end a filibuster. now, the senate will take up another vote on hagel on february 26th. and republicans have signals they are willing to allow the nomination to move forward arch a recess. the justice department says transocean deep water will pay a $400 million fine for its role in the 2010 deep water horizon explosion and oil spill in the gulf of mexico. as far as environmental fines, that is the second only to the $4 billion bp was penalized for its role in the spill. bp contracted transocean to do the drilling. >>> banana joe, the affenpinscher who won best in show enjoys a steak on a silver platter at sardi's restaurant in new york city. much deserved. chris? >> he deserves the steak, you know why? look at the poise. he's sitting there, he has to hold his stance and people randomly grab his tail and lift him off the ground. he can't say anything. >> give me the steak. give me the steak. >> he's a cute little dog. >> and a champio
. >>> senate republicans today blocked a vote to confirm chuck hagel. democrats fell short of the 60 votes they needed to end a filibuster. now, the senate will take up another vote on hagel on february 26th. and republicans have signals they are willing to allow the nomination to move forward arch a recess. the justice department says transocean deep water will pay a $400 million fine for its role in the 2010 deep water horizon explosion and oil spill in the gulf of mexico. as far as...
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that vote on chuck hagel's confirmation will not take place tomorrow. we'll see what happens. >>> here in the united states, the most insulting gesture you can make towards anyone involves very often your middle finger. but in the middle east, it's throwing your shoe at somebody. the sole of your shoe touches all of the filth so showing your shoe at someone makes you think think that they are just as bad as all of that filth or worse. president bush had a shoe thrown at him in baghdad. or earlier iraqis slapped a statue of suddam hussein. the latest to have a shoe thrown at him is ahmadinejad in egypt. >> there are probably worst insalts but throwing a shoe at someone is one of the big ones. it means throwing dirt, filth and whatever else you may have stepped on at someone you don't like and that's exactly what happened to iranian president ahmadinejad when visiting a moss mosque. it's difficult to see exactly what happened. but if you look closely, you see president ahmadinejad walking through a large crowd, greeting people. all of a sudden, you see so
that vote on chuck hagel's confirmation will not take place tomorrow. we'll see what happens. >>> here in the united states, the most insulting gesture you can make towards anyone involves very often your middle finger. but in the middle east, it's throwing your shoe at somebody. the sole of your shoe touches all of the filth so showing your shoe at someone makes you think think that they are just as bad as all of that filth or worse. president bush had a shoe thrown at him in baghdad....
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even before all of this happened today, defense secretary chuck hagel was out in public talking about this. very sober. listen. >> they have nuclear capacity. now they have the missile delivery capacity now. and so as they have ratcheted up their dangerous rhetoric and some of the actions they have taken over the last few weeks present a real and clear danger and threat to the interests certainly of our allies, starting with south korea and japan and also the threats that the north koreans have levelled directly at the united states, regarding our base andin guam. threatened hawaii. threatened the west coast of the united states. >> now so far u.s. intelligence officials say they see no unusual troop movements by the north koreans. that is very key. but in addition they say intelligence is very iffy about north korea. there's no sets on the ground, no direct information. the information comes from u.s. satellites flying overhead or what they are able to gleam from north korean news reports or talking to the chinese. the whole problem is a very tough one because they are not sure what
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he has questioned both john brennan and chuck hagel during their confirmation hearings. not bad for an office who's only been in office 38 days. an gus king of maine is up next. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. with the bing it on challenge to show google users what they've been missing on bing. let's bing it on. [fight bell: ding, ding] how many here are google users? what if i was to tell you that you would actually like bing way more than google when it came to the results? prove it. let's look up some taco places. i like the left side. yeah? okay, do we need to find out what the waves are like down at the beach? what side do you like better? i like the results on the right. i'm gonna go with the one on the left. oh! bing won! people prefer bing over google for the web's top searches. don't believe it? go to bingiton.com and
he has questioned both john brennan and chuck hagel during their confirmation hearings. not bad for an office who's only been in office 38 days. an gus king of maine is up next. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. with the bing it on challenge to show...
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defense secretary chuck hagel was canceled. pentagon spokesman says it was due to a change in hagel's schedule. >>> the world's roman catholic cardinals are in rome preparing to pick the next pope. they fanned out to attend mass across the city. on tuesday, 115 cardinals will begin the process of selecting a new pontiff to succeed benedict xvi who retired last month who will be in seclusion until a new pope it elected. >>> another romney is considering a run for office. mitt romney's brother scott may pursue the michigan senate seat being vacated by democratic senator leaf inin 2014. scott romney is a partner at a detroit law firm and never held a public office. >>> when we return, could election 2016 really be clinton versus bush? our political panel anita dunn, newt gingrich, alex castellanos up next. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. your money ne
defense secretary chuck hagel was canceled. pentagon spokesman says it was due to a change in hagel's schedule. >>> the world's roman catholic cardinals are in rome preparing to pick the next pope. they fanned out to attend mass across the city. on tuesday, 115 cardinals will begin the process of selecting a new pontiff to succeed benedict xvi who retired last month who will be in seclusion until a new pope it elected. >>> another romney is considering a run for office. mitt...
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john hagel -- chuck hagel, rather, doesn't have that. he doesn't have the support, obviously, of his former fellow republican colleagues and tepid support, i think, from many democrats who are trying to do what they think is right for the president, but were very shocked and not very happy about his performance at that hearing. >> we're waiting and watching and seeing if this confirmation will be held up and how long. dana bash on capitol hill. thanks, dana. >>> reading a teleprompter on live television isn't always all that easy. i know, i do i every single day. and we also get thirsty from time to time. i get thirsty all the time as well. so here's a question, why are people on social media sites saying stuff, making such a fuss about marco rubio's now-famous grab for a bottle of water. excuse me. i'm getting a little thirsty here. >> oh, wolf! >> you know, sometimes you get thirsty. >> i know. >> we'll take a closer look at marco rubio. he is a rising, rising star in the republican party -- excuse me. mm. >> going to break. suddenly,
john hagel -- chuck hagel, rather, doesn't have that. he doesn't have the support, obviously, of his former fellow republican colleagues and tepid support, i think, from many democrats who are trying to do what they think is right for the president, but were very shocked and not very happy about his performance at that hearing. >> we're waiting and watching and seeing if this confirmation will be held up and how long. dana bash on capitol hill. thanks, dana. >>> reading a...
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chuck hagel is actually in afghanistan. the vietnam veteran is thanking troops for their service and he is meeting with afghan president karzai. he wants to better understand what is going on in america's longest war. it's now in its 11th year. the u.s. will remain commitment commitmented to afghanistan. >>> a blizzard has dumped a foot of snow in new england. it's also brought high wind and waves that tore this house right off of its foundation. from new england to the north, it's expected to turn to rain as temperatures continue to rise throughout the day before finally clearing out by tomorrow. >>> and gabrielle giffords is this year's recipient of the john f. kennedy profile in courage award. this will be presented on may 5th. kennedy says giffords has inspired the world with her bravery and dedication to making change through the political process. giffords, of course, was shot in the head in january of 2011 and since then she has called for tighter gun control laws. >>> and yes, there are wedding bells ringing for mic
chuck hagel is actually in afghanistan. the vietnam veteran is thanking troops for their service and he is meeting with afghan president karzai. he wants to better understand what is going on in america's longest war. it's now in its 11th year. the u.s. will remain commitment commitmented to afghanistan. >>> a blizzard has dumped a foot of snow in new england. it's also brought high wind and waves that tore this house right off of its foundation. from new england to the north, it's...
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but that's far from the case for the president's nominee chuck hagel. joining us now is our chief political analyst gloria borger. carl levin said there will be a vote in the committee tomorrow. is this train leaving the station? >> yeah, i think the train is leaving the station. he wants to have a vote quickly. you have senator lindsey graham, republican, saying that he's going to put a hold on this nomination till he gets some more answers from the administration about the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. just listen to what the president's press secretary jay carney said about that, wolf. >> what is unfortunate here is the continuing attempt to politicize an issue, in this case, through the nominees who themselves had nothing to do with benghazi, and to do so in a way that only does harm to our national security interests. >> so what lindsey graham is trying to do is really stall the nomination and, in talking to hag hagel's supporters today and even to some republicans in the senate, they believe that hagel, in the end, will have the 60 votes
but that's far from the case for the president's nominee chuck hagel. joining us now is our chief political analyst gloria borger. carl levin said there will be a vote in the committee tomorrow. is this train leaving the station? >> yeah, i think the train is leaving the station. he wants to have a vote quickly. you have senator lindsey graham, republican, saying that he's going to put a hold on this nomination till he gets some more answers from the administration about the attack on the...
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. >>> newly appointed defense secretary chuck hagel is facing his first big test. during his visit in afghanistan today, afghan president hamid karzai accused the u.s. with colluding with the taliban. he charged the taliban is working with foreigners in order to justify a continued american presence in the country. a joint news conference between karzai and hagel was then canceled. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true, that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is that any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> hagel and karzai later met over dinner and an attempt to smooth over the dispute. relations between the two countries have been strained in recent weeks over a number of security issues and plans to withdraw u.s. troops by next year. >>> the agency in charge of airline security, the tsa, surprised everyone a few days ago announcing we'll soon be able to take pocketknives and other banned items onto commercial airplanes
. >>> newly appointed defense secretary chuck hagel is facing his first big test. during his visit in afghanistan today, afghan president hamid karzai accused the u.s. with colluding with the taliban. he charged the taliban is working with foreigners in order to justify a continued american presence in the country. a joint news conference between karzai and hagel was then canceled. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true, that the united states was...
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at a hearing, defense secretary chuck hagel cautioned what could happen if assad blows this opportunity. >> we will be back here, revisiting this issue at some point. the next time we revisit, this it may well be about direct american casualties and the potential security of this country. >> reporter: one final thing the president will be talking about tonight, while he is calling for a delay when it come to military action, it is not in the words of one white house official, an indefinite delay. that was the word from lawmaker, informing them that he does not see this as something that can last forever for the syrians. they have to action next and act soon. >> all right. thank you very much. we'll be talking about the time line of this. that is crucial and we have developments on that tonight. i want to get to our second story "outfront." that is trusting putin. is this bet on vladimir putin giving the white house the best bet? the white house has embraced the idea of syria giving up chemical weapon, at least publicly. the idea came from russia. john kerry, as you know, scoffed at it y
at a hearing, defense secretary chuck hagel cautioned what could happen if assad blows this opportunity. >> we will be back here, revisiting this issue at some point. the next time we revisit, this it may well be about direct american casualties and the potential security of this country. >> reporter: one final thing the president will be talking about tonight, while he is calling for a delay when it come to military action, it is not in the words of one white house official, an...
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and i did ask both secretary of defense chuck hagel and chairman martin dempsey, joint chiefs of staff, their response. so they had a chance to clarify anything that needed to be clarified, if that was their desire. >> clearly, dempsey didn't want to even address it because of concerns he had. did you confirm it all with the d.i.a. that it was okay to release this information? did you confirm that the information was in fact unclassified? >> anderson, we double and triple-checked to make sure that what was divulged in open forum was declassified. >> kyung lah is standing by in south korea. has there been any reaction to this news from the south koreans? >> reporter: well, this is certainly making headlines here, because this is a threat that south korea has lived with for some time, because north korea is just one hour away. this warhead, though, specifically pointing to america, they believe the technology is working towards hitting america. but here's where it's making a bit of news here in south korea. this is moving the ball, moving the ball because south koreans believe that the o
and i did ask both secretary of defense chuck hagel and chairman martin dempsey, joint chiefs of staff, their response. so they had a chance to clarify anything that needed to be clarified, if that was their desire. >> clearly, dempsey didn't want to even address it because of concerns he had. did you confirm it all with the d.i.a. that it was okay to release this information? did you confirm that the information was in fact unclassified? >> anderson, we double and triple-checked to...
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among those paying tribute defense secretary chuck hagel. hagel will be there and some of the families of the fallen will not and it's because of that partial government shutdown. barbara star has more for you. >> reporter: for these troops just killed if afghanistan, their families are being denied government death benefits until the shutdown is over. >> and america could fail the families of our fallen heroes. appalling. frightening. shouldn't we be embarrassed about this? >> shouldn't we be ashamed? >> reporter: this lance corporal's remains were brought monday to dover air force base. >> he became a marine to become somebody. and he became a brave marine. >> reporter: but his family and others will not get pentagon funding to go to dover to meet their loved one. the program is frozen until the shutdown is over. funeral and burial expenses won't be reimbursed. a $100,000 cash payment to survivors stopped. amy miller works with grieving families. there is concern for those that don't have a lot of money. >> the benefits are especially crit
among those paying tribute defense secretary chuck hagel. hagel will be there and some of the families of the fallen will not and it's because of that partial government shutdown. barbara star has more for you. >> reporter: for these troops just killed if afghanistan, their families are being denied government death benefits until the shutdown is over. >> and america could fail the families of our fallen heroes. appalling. frightening. shouldn't we be embarrassed about this?...
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on his way to afghanistan, defense secretary chuck hagel made clear how closely the u.s. is watching. >> the united states of america and our allies are prepared to deal with any threat. >> reporter: cnn has learned the u.s. has recently stepped up surveillance using aircraft, radars, and satellites already nearby. military officials say, so far, there are no signs of unusual military moves by the north. but there is a disturbing new weapons program, the kn-08. u.s. officials say this missile, shown in a north korean military parade last year, is now undergoing engine testing. it's a three-stage ballistic missile with a potential 3,000-mile range. that's not as far as the rocket north korea recently launched which could hit alaska or hawaii. but what makes this so dangerous to the u.s., the north koreans can drive the kn-08 around on a truck launcher. >> they would hide a bunch of these in an underground bunker, in a garage, and possibly under cover of darkness they would all leave the garage and start driving around at random, and within a few hours, you could have a rea
on his way to afghanistan, defense secretary chuck hagel made clear how closely the u.s. is watching. >> the united states of america and our allies are prepared to deal with any threat. >> reporter: cnn has learned the u.s. has recently stepped up surveillance using aircraft, radars, and satellites already nearby. military officials say, so far, there are no signs of unusual military moves by the north. but there is a disturbing new weapons program, the kn-08. u.s. officials say...
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. >> yes, the new defense secretary, chuck hagel was in afghanistan, and obviously there was some violence while he was there. hamid karzai accused the united states of working with the taliban, saying that the violence from the taliban actually provides an excuse for the americans to keep its troops in the country longer. in 2010, you said karzai has a very clear sense of the commitment that the united states, in particular, is making to the long-term success of this country. do you believe that's still the case? >> this is a personal opinion. i'm disappointed in that rhetoric. after ten years of blood and sacrifice, on the part of the united states, i find that kind of talk to be not only insulting, but borderline irresponsible. because it's simply not true. the sacrifice that men and women in uniform and our men and women at the state department, and even ngos has made to try to turn afghanistan in the right direction, under the leadership of president karzai, is just simply behind question. by the way, it's not just the u.s., it's over 40 sovereign countries that have come together to
. >> yes, the new defense secretary, chuck hagel was in afghanistan, and obviously there was some violence while he was there. hamid karzai accused the united states of working with the taliban, saying that the violence from the taliban actually provides an excuse for the americans to keep its troops in the country longer. in 2010, you said karzai has a very clear sense of the commitment that the united states, in particular, is making to the long-term success of this country. do you...
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that's defense secretary chuck hagel testifying before the house arms committee. we're going to discuss this with jason johnson, ann navarro our political analyst and colonel rick francona, our cnn military analyst. we're going to talk about this deal that the russians made with syria to take control of the chemical weapons stash and put it in control of the united nations. we're going to talk about that when we come back. ort benning, . [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. i don't know. how did you get here? [ speaking in russian ] look, look, look... you probably want to get away as much as we do. with priceline express deals, you can get a fabulous hotel without bidding. think of the rubles you'll save. with one touch, fun in the sun. i like fun. well, that went exactly i a
that's defense secretary chuck hagel testifying before the house arms committee. we're going to discuss this with jason johnson, ann navarro our political analyst and colonel rick francona, our cnn military analyst. we're going to talk about this deal that the russians made with syria to take control of the chemical weapons stash and put it in control of the united nations. we're going to talk about that when we come back. ort benning, . [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed...
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. >> and you are critical of what has evolved from the defense secretary chuck hagel and how he was talking about some degree of certainty but the idea of the red line being crossed was not definitive. but today it is definitive. although there were terrible atrocities being committed in syria, the administration was i guess trying to consider its options and make sure that they did something in a very precarious situation, that they did the right thing and didn't complicate matters further. but do you think it should have been sorted out before now or do you think it's important to have had this time to figure that out? >> well, the president stated months ago that his red line was the use of chemical weapons by the assad regime. we've known that they've been using chemical weapons for almost a year now against the opposition and against his own people in some cases. the president has taken his time and as a result of taking that time, thousands more innocent people have been killed. so i've been critical, i think, for the right reasons, just like senator mccain has. but i'm supportive of
. >> and you are critical of what has evolved from the defense secretary chuck hagel and how he was talking about some degree of certainty but the idea of the red line being crossed was not definitive. but today it is definitive. although there were terrible atrocities being committed in syria, the administration was i guess trying to consider its options and make sure that they did something in a very precarious situation, that they did the right thing and didn't complicate matters...
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here at the pentagon, chuck hagel said that is going to change. retired air force tech sergeant jennifer north is still full of emotion about being sexually assaulted. >> the best option for me was to try to endure it, to suck it up, and try and make it -- sorry. >> last year, in the air force, nearly 800 cases of sexual assault and unwanted contact were reported. across the military services, nobody knows how many victims stayed silent. president obama is making clear, he wants to see this behavior end. >> not only is it a crime, not only is it shameful, and disgraceful -- >> reporter: after just a little more than two months on the job, defense secretary chuck hagel is at the center of the accountability question. why has no senior commander been fired for not dealing with years of rising sex crimes in the ranks. hagel has ordered retraining and education for the troops, and says he will crack down if needed. >> it's just not good enough for people to walk out of my office and say, well, we're doing it. i want to know how it's being done, and i
here at the pentagon, chuck hagel said that is going to change. retired air force tech sergeant jennifer north is still full of emotion about being sexually assaulted. >> the best option for me was to try to endure it, to suck it up, and try and make it -- sorry. >> last year, in the air force, nearly 800 cases of sexual assault and unwanted contact were reported. across the military services, nobody knows how many victims stayed silent. president obama is making clear, he wants to...
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. >> reporter: defense secretary chuck hagel is demanding answers from the air force after it suspended 17 officers at a nuclear missile base in north dakota. their string of unpublicized failures came to light after an inspection in march tested the group's missile launch proficiency. they were rated as marginal, the equivalent of earning a "d" grade. barely passing. in the nuclear missile business, launch operators don't get "d"s. >> am i comfortable with that? nobody wants to be marginal in this business. >> reporter: colonel robert bircher supports the blistering mail that they delivered. he said we are in fact in a crisis right now. >> anytime you have crew members that do not perform to the standard you'd expect, then we will take action. >> reporter: the air force updated safety protocols in 2007, after a b-52 flew across the united states, carrying six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. the pilot had no idea his bomber had been mistakenly loaded with warheads. >> on my mark. locate launch key to set. three, two, one, mark >> reporter: the movie "war games" was purification. but one
. >> reporter: defense secretary chuck hagel is demanding answers from the air force after it suspended 17 officers at a nuclear missile base in north dakota. their string of unpublicized failures came to light after an inspection in march tested the group's missile launch proficiency. they were rated as marginal, the equivalent of earning a "d" grade. barely passing. in the nuclear missile business, launch operators don't get "d"s. >> am i comfortable with that?...
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. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered the retraining of key personnel involved in sexual assault prevention programs. but with a number of cases of sexual assaults and rapes on the rise in the military, key commanders are acknowledging they just are not sure what to do to solve the problem. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> our thanks to barbara. it is six minutes past the hour. people in the neighborhoods hardest hit by the tornados in texas aren't even be allowed back to survey damage in their homes this morning. the national weather service says at least 16 tornadoes touched down. and those who have seen the scope of the damage firsthand say it is surreal and it is extensive. among them is victor blackwell, live from granbury texas and i was reading there are seven people missing this morning? >> still seven people missing this morning. zoraida and the search, we're told by the sheriff here in hood county continued overnight. a recovery effort, not especially any more a rescue effort. i was in the rancho brazos neighborhood yesterday. and our job is to relay what is happen
. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered the retraining of key personnel involved in sexual assault prevention programs. but with a number of cases of sexual assaults and rapes on the rise in the military, key commanders are acknowledging they just are not sure what to do to solve the problem. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> our thanks to barbara. it is six minutes past the hour. people in the neighborhoods hardest hit by the tornados in texas aren't even be allowed...
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but at a hearing, defense secretary chuck hagel cautioned what could happen if assad blows this opportunity. >> we will be back here revisiting this issue at some point. and the next time we revisit this, it may well be about direct american casualties and the potential security of this country. >> reporter: now, president obama did talk about this russian plan to take the syria issue to the united nations with the leaders of france and britain today. administration officials cautioned that their goal all along was to rid bashar al assad of his chemical weapons. they still believe this russian plan could do that, but they also add this caveat, wolf, and that is if assad strikes again, they believe the u.s. could hit syria in retaliation and nobody here in washington will bat an eye. >> if he were to strike again. for all practical purposes, assuming that the bashar al assad regime does not use chemical weapons any time soon, the prospect of u.s. military action, military strikes, that's on hold at least for the time being. >> reporter: that's right. administration officials i talked to earl
but at a hearing, defense secretary chuck hagel cautioned what could happen if assad blows this opportunity. >> we will be back here revisiting this issue at some point. and the next time we revisit this, it may well be about direct american casualties and the potential security of this country. >> reporter: now, president obama did talk about this russian plan to take the syria issue to the united nations with the leaders of france and britain today. administration officials...
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>> reporter: cnn has learned that chuck hagel's confirmation to be the next defense secretary appears to be all but certain. the reason we can report that is by some excellent digging by our producers. what they have found out is they have found at least five republican senators who have said that they would oppose any filibuster to block hagel's nomination. so mathematically what that would mean is even if there would be a filibuster, which is still an if, he would likely have the votes to overcome that and would go on to become the next defense secretary. they talked to a lot of senators, a lot of senators' offices and they came up with five. only two of them are actually going to support hagel's nomination, but the other three, richard burr, john mccain, and todd coburn have all told us they would oppose a filibuster if it came to that. we don't know when the vote will happen. first he has to go through committee. that will likely happen later this week. the senate vote will happen shortly after that. this is, again, some really enterprising reporting from our producers, ted stray
>> reporter: cnn has learned that chuck hagel's confirmation to be the next defense secretary appears to be all but certain. the reason we can report that is by some excellent digging by our producers. what they have found out is they have found at least five republican senators who have said that they would oppose any filibuster to block hagel's nomination. so mathematically what that would mean is even if there would be a filibuster, which is still an if, he would likely have the votes...
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chuck hagel hasn't been confirmed -- >> chuck hagel -- at the white house, they're saying he's going to get confirmed. they had the 55 democrat and independent votes that they need. they still say a filibuster would not be successful. but in chuck hagel and in john kerry, what the president has is not a team of rivals. it's more a team of boosters. people he feels comfortable with. that's the way he's going, clearly, in the second term. not a lot of sort of outsiders that he doesn't know or feel will support him. >> we'll know when that final confirmation in the senate armed services committee -- >> we don't. although the chairman has said, you've had requests for more information about financial disclosure, this is more than is required. it's very clear that levin wants to get a vote going quickly. they'd like to have hagel confirmed by the 27th. >> gloria, thanks very much. >>> violent protests erupting on the streets of tunisia. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. what's the latest? >> tunisia was held up as the mo
chuck hagel hasn't been confirmed -- >> chuck hagel -- at the white house, they're saying he's going to get confirmed. they had the 55 democrat and independent votes that they need. they still say a filibuster would not be successful. but in chuck hagel and in john kerry, what the president has is not a team of rivals. it's more a team of boosters. people he feels comfortable with. that's the way he's going, clearly, in the second term. not a lot of sort of outsiders that he doesn't know...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel launched a worldwide review of procedures at military installations. >> where there are gaps, we will close them. where there are inadequacies, we will address them. and where there are failures, we will correct them. we owe the victims, their families and all our people nothing else. >> reporter: meanwhile there were new details about the health of the shooter. aaron alexis visited a veterans administration hospital last month and was given medication for insomnia. authorities also say he was given disability pay for t tinnitus. >> to the families of the victims, i'm so very sorry this happened. >> reporter: investigators are reaching out to as many as 700 potential witnesses at the navy yard alone as a so-called computer assistance response team-team with the fbi got its first looks at the computer of aaron alexis. one now question emerged about the emergency response. capitol hill police said on the morning of the shootings, their armed response team was ready to enter the navy yard but was turned away. two law enforcement sources said they would ha
secretary of defense chuck hagel launched a worldwide review of procedures at military installations. >> where there are gaps, we will close them. where there are inadequacies, we will address them. and where there are failures, we will correct them. we owe the victims, their families and all our people nothing else. >> reporter: meanwhile there were new details about the health of the shooter. aaron alexis visited a veterans administration hospital last month and was given...
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hagel, has announced. they want to make sure this could never happen again. but everything i've been hearing from a lot of people who are involved in these kinds of issues say there's no guarantee. when you have so many people getting secret clearances, for example, 4 million or 5 million in the federal government, for example, including in the u.s. military, there's no way you can make it 100% perfect. >> that's very true. the other thing i think is very difficult for the authorities, when you look at all of the little red flags, as have been called, throughout the last several years involving encounters with law enforcement, nothing ever rose
hagel, has announced. they want to make sure this could never happen again. but everything i've been hearing from a lot of people who are involved in these kinds of issues say there's no guarantee. when you have so many people getting secret clearances, for example, 4 million or 5 million in the federal government, for example, including in the u.s. military, there's no way you can make it 100% perfect. >> that's very true. the other thing i think is very difficult for the authorities,...
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sources tell me the man nominated to replace him, chuck hagel, has been briefed on these changes but so far, hagel has not made any public statements one way or the other. chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. >>> the big story for most of us is just how cold it is and it's not going to get warmer until this weekend, so far three deaths have been reported in minnesota, wisconsin and illinois, and in north dakota, winds and snow created whiteout conditions. in washington, d.c., federal offices are open today but with an inch of snow expected, federal workers have the option of staying home to avoid the mess. >>> in upstate new york, it's the big dig-out with more snow on the way, a band of lake-effect snow stretching 150 miles, it's going to bring more and more snow to cities that have already seen up to two feet of the stuff and this bitter cold means, of course, broken pipes. >> very busy, no heat calls mostly today, we got a church in the center with no heat and we've got to do that and a couple of frozen water lines, that's it so far. >> that's it so far. in maryland a cell tower wor
sources tell me the man nominated to replace him, chuck hagel, has been briefed on these changes but so far, hagel has not made any public statements one way or the other. chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. >>> the big story for most of us is just how cold it is and it's not going to get warmer until this weekend, so far three deaths have been reported in minnesota, wisconsin and illinois, and in north dakota, winds and snow created whiteout conditions. in washington, d.c., federal...
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defense secretary chuck hagel ordering his own wider review of how those clearances are granted. >>> also, we have learned a capital police tactical team was less than 30 seconds from the navy yard, prepared to enter when a watch commander ordered them to back away. >>> subway service back up and running in cairo. service was brought to a stop this morning after explosive devices were found on the tracks. those entrepreneurs have obsessions with long life spans, creating -- we're going to live for 200 years. i for one don't have enough retirement income. >> what kind of timetable are they looking at? >> they haven't said. google is known for real blue sky projects. they famously allow their engineers to take a percentage of their time to just do wild projects and they don't know when they're going to pay off but when they do, it could be big. >> a great read in "time" magazine. thank you. >> solving death. >> solving death, yes. >> one google search at a time. thanks so much. >> stick around for our must-see moment. it's really kind of cool. have you ever wondered what it would truly
defense secretary chuck hagel ordering his own wider review of how those clearances are granted. >>> also, we have learned a capital police tactical team was less than 30 seconds from the navy yard, prepared to enter when a watch commander ordered them to back away. >>> subway service back up and running in cairo. service was brought to a stop this morning after explosive devices were found on the tracks. those entrepreneurs have obsessions with long life spans, creating --...
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. >> one of the other issues on the table is chuck hagel, the nominee for secretary of defense. let you get on the record for that. is he someone who you can support on the job? >> i had him in my office a couple of weeks ago, we had some discussion. i haven't taken a position on the hagel nomination. and, of course, following the committee closely also. i'm still reading the transcript, trying to figure out what direction i want to go on this particular nomination. i'll leave at that. >> senator mccain will fight any efforts to filibuster this. you are not sure how you will vote on an up-or-down vote, but would you oppose a filibuster? >> i don't know at this point. i probably would. i don't know at this point. i think he deserves an opportunity to come forward and make his -- make his arguments and i think he's doing that now in the community -- in the committee itself. i will continue to follow this closely. >> senator, state of the union. one week from today. i don't know if that's the pin have you on the left lapel, part of the no-labels campaign. you read a pin, stop fight
. >> one of the other issues on the table is chuck hagel, the nominee for secretary of defense. let you get on the record for that. is he someone who you can support on the job? >> i had him in my office a couple of weeks ago, we had some discussion. i haven't taken a position on the hagel nomination. and, of course, following the committee closely also. i'm still reading the transcript, trying to figure out what direction i want to go on this particular nomination. i'll leave at...
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as defense secretary chuck hagel paid his respects, unbearable grief for families made much worse because the government shutdown left them without death benefits. jeremiah michael collins' remains were brought monday to dover. his mother shannon says he was a great marine. >> he became a marine to become somebody. he became a great marine. >> reporter: the white house wednesday compromise -- promised a quick fix to a problem that had become a disaster. the president says he acted as soon as he heard the problem. >> i told the department of defense, within our administrative powers we should be able to get that fixed. >> reporter: top aides were urgently working on a solution. the pentagon signed a contract with fisher house foundation, a private organization that helps war wounded. fisher house will pay the family's bills and a $100,000 death benefit. the government will pay it back when the shutdown ends. but for veterans, a looming disaster if the shutdown continues much longer. more than 3 million receive disability checks that may not come on november 1st. many new veterans from iraq
as defense secretary chuck hagel paid his respects, unbearable grief for families made much worse because the government shutdown left them without death benefits. jeremiah michael collins' remains were brought monday to dover. his mother shannon says he was a great marine. >> he became a marine to become somebody. he became a great marine. >> reporter: the white house wednesday compromise -- promised a quick fix to a problem that had become a disaster. the president says he acted...
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. >> defense secretary chuck hagel also issued a new memo to the military ordering them to ignore remarks from president obama who said those who commit sexual assault should be -- >> prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired. >> that comment did result in an impact in some of the cases that were ongoing. >> judges in some cases found the commander in chief's comments amounting to unlawful command influence and dismissed the charges. >> i don't know how somebody can, in essence, unring the bell. >> an attorney argues hagel's memo is too little too late. >> in fact, i'm pretty convinced it's not effective to tell people to ignore it. >> he represents general sinclair, a married general charged with forcing an officer 17 years younger than himself to have oral sex. but jeff says those text messages we you a earlier that this relationship, while clearly wrong and against the rules, is consensual, and it really represents the murky area that the military is wading in to as it attempts to combat this problem, wolf. >> chris lawrence, thank you, over at the pentagon. >>> n
. >> defense secretary chuck hagel also issued a new memo to the military ordering them to ignore remarks from president obama who said those who commit sexual assault should be -- >> prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired. >> that comment did result in an impact in some of the cases that were ongoing. >> judges in some cases found the commander in chief's comments amounting to unlawful command influence and dismissed the charges. >> i...
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hagel scheduled to take over. this is the ultimate, taking a sacrosanct military pay and putting it in congress's court. you don't have a budget plan, fine, we don't have the money. >> barbara starr with a cnn exclusive. thank you. talkback question today, should the u.s. be able to kill american terror suspects without trial? facebook.com/carol cnn or tweet me @carolcnn. >>> now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day, the question for you, should the united states be able to kill american terrorist suspects without trial? the constitution is like our secular bible and it's sixth amendment guarantees every american accused of a crime to trial by jury except maybe for americans suspected of terrorism who are live agg broad. a justice department memo says the government has the right to kill an american citizen overseas, if senior operational leader of al qaeda and poses a quote imflent threat. the white house says such killings are justified. >> this is giving the legal justification for k
hagel scheduled to take over. this is the ultimate, taking a sacrosanct military pay and putting it in congress's court. you don't have a budget plan, fine, we don't have the money. >> barbara starr with a cnn exclusive. thank you. talkback question today, should the u.s. be able to kill american terror suspects without trial? facebook.com/carol cnn or tweet me @carolcnn. >>> now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day, the question for you, should the...
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hagel. >> have you been paid by a foreign government. >> it is unusual for a freshman to be this outspoken en a high profile issue. >> at the end of the day, i was elected to represent 26 million texans and to speak the truth. you know, i think a lot of americans are tired of politicians in washington in both parties who play games. >> reporter: the 42-year-old cuban american from texas, studied the principles and memorized the constitution as a teenager thanks to his father, a cuban refugee. he became splis ter general of texas, arguing for state rights and religious freedom before the u.s. supreme court. tea party activist bucked the gop establishment to help elect cruz. >> he's the total package. he's a great messenger for ideas, a true believer and a guy you never have to wonder about how he's going to vote. >> reporter: conservatives in texas may be ecstatic he's so aggressive so fast, but for some senior republican senators, not so much. what are guiding principles of the senate for a freshman senator is come in and be a workhorse, not a show horse. you don't seem to be following tha
hagel. >> have you been paid by a foreign government. >> it is unusual for a freshman to be this outspoken en a high profile issue. >> at the end of the day, i was elected to represent 26 million texans and to speak the truth. you know, i think a lot of americans are tired of politicians in washington in both parties who play games. >> reporter: the 42-year-old cuban american from texas, studied the principles and memorized the constitution as a teenager thanks to his...
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official tells cnn defense secretary chuck hagel wants detailed military options he can hand to the president if action is ordered. >> i won't speculate on those options nor publicly discuss those options. >> reporter: u.s. military sources tell cnn one option may be war ships carrying cruz missiles on routine patrol off israel could strike syrian command-and-control sites and air defenses, clearing a path for precision air strikes against chemical sites. military action could involve thousands of u.s. troops, but sources say no u.s. ground troops. the senior official tells cnn two crisis points potentially could trigger a strike. if the chemical weapons fall into the hands of terrorists or if the regime collapses, and no one is controlling the weapons. but officials stress they need more information before deciding on a next step. neighboring israel, jordan, and turkey are all being consulted on the intensified planning effort. but the big problem? right now the u.s. says it doesn't know where all the chemical weapons are located. >> you have confidence we could secure it? >> not as i sit he
official tells cnn defense secretary chuck hagel wants detailed military options he can hand to the president if action is ordered. >> i won't speculate on those options nor publicly discuss those options. >> reporter: u.s. military sources tell cnn one option may be war ships carrying cruz missiles on routine patrol off israel could strike syrian command-and-control sites and air defenses, clearing a path for precision air strikes against chemical sites. military action could...
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nonetheless, defense secretary chuck hagel says that the u.s. cannot take any chances. >> it only takes being wrong on once, and i don't want to be the secretary of defense who was wrong once. so, we will continue to take these threats seriously. i hope the north will ratchet this very dangerous rhetoric down. there is a pathway that's responsible for the north to get on a path to peace, working with their neighbors. >> again, the warning to north korea is to stop this kind of rhetoric, these provocative acts, because they will only serve to isolate them from the international community. christine? >> dan lothian in washington. thanks, dan. >> ten minutes after the hour. >>> happening right now, the search is on for a man who opened fire at ft. knox, killing a civilian worker for the u.s. army. remember, this is one of the most secure locations on earth. investigators in kentucky say yesterday's shooting took place in a parking lot. they describe it as a personal incident. it triggered a temporary lockdown of ft. knox that's been lifted, but sec
nonetheless, defense secretary chuck hagel says that the u.s. cannot take any chances. >> it only takes being wrong on once, and i don't want to be the secretary of defense who was wrong once. so, we will continue to take these threats seriously. i hope the north will ratchet this very dangerous rhetoric down. there is a pathway that's responsible for the north to get on a path to peace, working with their neighbors. >> again, the warning to north korea is to stop this kind of...
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chuck hagel did, too, in these circumstances. it's a topic worth discussing but needs to be discussed in every direction, not just one. tolerance needs to be taught and practiced by all. >> i think that's -- you know, i've got to say that's the sort of thinking by republicans that, seriously, gets in the way. as opposed to attacking, you know, clearly there's issues with the republican party and minorities in this country. >> it's a one-way street. >> a false equivalence about democrats and evangelicals that makes me scratch my head. taking in what colin powell has to say, look at the election results and don't attack him. he could be the leading voice for republicans on this and the leading voice for -- >> you've said that before. you've said that before. >> all right, guys. >> i don't now you can equate that with attacking colin powell when it's reflecting on the wholer issue of toll trans. it does not just asupppply in o direction. >> all right. chelsea clinton wrote a piece about the inauguration day she's heading up. my fath
chuck hagel did, too, in these circumstances. it's a topic worth discussing but needs to be discussed in every direction, not just one. tolerance needs to be taught and practiced by all. >> i think that's -- you know, i've got to say that's the sort of thinking by republicans that, seriously, gets in the way. as opposed to attacking, you know, clearly there's issues with the republican party and minorities in this country. >> it's a one-way street. >> a false equivalence about...
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>> first in the papers of "the washington post," job cuts at the pentagon, defense secretary chuck hagel calling for 20% reduction in senior staff, military and civilian by 2019 and from the "new york times" british study finds dementia rates declining in the uk and wales. >>> and "usa" reporting on are reporting on jay-z's "magn "magna carta." it's his 13th number one on the billboard charts. christine romans is here. >> 90 minutes and counting when ben bernanke's testimony gets released. wall street is salivating. the fed chairman speaks at 10:30. >>> remember booz allen, the firm edward snowden worked at? booz won its first major military contract since then a piece of a billion-dollar project. >>> yahoo! doesn't have much to cheer about. in an unusual style news conference marissa meyer marked her one-year anniversary talking about earnings. indra petersons is outside in a times square for the hot weather, indra? >> reporter: yes, that's an understatement. the heat is still on, advisories say a large metropolitan city stretching from southern new england all the way down to philadelp
>> first in the papers of "the washington post," job cuts at the pentagon, defense secretary chuck hagel calling for 20% reduction in senior staff, military and civilian by 2019 and from the "new york times" british study finds dementia rates declining in the uk and wales. >>> and "usa" reporting on are reporting on jay-z's "magn "magna carta." it's his 13th number one on the billboard charts. christine romans is here. >> 90...
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hagel, one of the president's most controversial nominees, crossed party lines to do that, and john kerry as well. it hasn't all been, though, very serious. i want you to listen to one moment of levity that everybody is going to get. >> keep some water nearby. trust me. >> reporter: now, as i said, wolf, this has really stuck to the issue at happened. some of the old-fashion filibusters that we've read about has led to senators singing songs, reading recipes, wasting time in order to keep the floor going. we are not going to see a vote on brennan tonight. it will not be at least until tomorrow and that was decided moments before i came on with you. >> making his point indeed. dana, don't go too far away. the outrage began as eric holder alluded to the possibility, the possibility that drones could be used to kill americans in the united states on u.s. soil. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is picking up from there. chris, give us a little background. >> wolf, basically these senators are arguing that what is just hypothetical today may not be so tomorrow and now it looks li
hagel, one of the president's most controversial nominees, crossed party lines to do that, and john kerry as well. it hasn't all been, though, very serious. i want you to listen to one moment of levity that everybody is going to get. >> keep some water nearby. trust me. >> reporter: now, as i said, wolf, this has really stuck to the issue at happened. some of the old-fashion filibusters that we've read about has led to senators singing songs, reading recipes, wasting time in order...
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hagel. thanks very much. just how serious is the north korean threat? how capable is the united states of defending itself out on the west coast in alaska and hawaii as well? joining us now is the nuclear weapons expert, president of the fund. a real expert on the subject. i couldn't help but notice your tweet earlier when we heard hagel was making this announcement. you said, this move stuns me. u.s. putting in more interceptors that don't work against the north korean threat that doesn't exist. explain your skepticism here. >> the national academy of sciences came out with a study last year, briefed to the congress, that said basically the existing missile, ground based interceptor system, is deeply flawed, technologically troubled. they recommended a brand new interceptor, brand new radar, brand new site. and here is the administration doing what many members of congress wanted to do, pouring new money, a billion dollars, into the same old interceptors. to their credit, they are trying to
hagel. thanks very much. just how serious is the north korean threat? how capable is the united states of defending itself out on the west coast in alaska and hawaii as well? joining us now is the nuclear weapons expert, president of the fund. a real expert on the subject. i couldn't help but notice your tweet earlier when we heard hagel was making this announcement. you said, this move stuns me. u.s. putting in more interceptors that don't work against the north korean threat that doesn't...